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current_timezone

Returns the current session local timezone.

For the corresponding Databricks SQL function, see current_timezone function.

Syntax​

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf

dbf.current_timezone()

Returns​

pyspark.sql.Column: current session local timezone.

Examples​

Python
spark.conf.set("spark.sql.session.timeZone", "America/Los_Angeles")
Output
+-------------------+
| current_timezone()|
+-------------------+
|America/Los_Angeles|
+-------------------+
Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf
spark.range(1).select(dbf.current_timezone()).show()
spark.conf.set("spark.sql.session.timeZone", "Asia/Shanghai")
spark.range(1).select(dbf.current_timezone()).show()
spark.conf.unset("spark.sql.session.timeZone")
Output
+------------------+
|current_timezone()|
+------------------+
|     Asia/Shanghai|
+------------------+